CHINA: NATION BUYS FARMLAND ABROAD TO BOOST FOOD SECURITYAntoaneta Bezlova
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The push on Capitol Hill for the federal government to crackdown on Chinese and other foreign entities buying U.S. farmland, sometimes close to military installations, is reaching a fever pitch.
As to why a red line needs to be set to keep China's cultivated land above 1.8 billionmu, it is related to a book written by a noted American environmental analyst, according to Zheng Fengtian, a professor at the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development under Renmin University ...
Last year American purchases of Chinese goods were $83 billion greater than Chinese purchases of U.S. products. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, bought $14 billion in merchandise from China last year -- 13% of all U.S. imports from the country. To be closer to its...
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On the other hand, local governments assume the responsibility of farmland protection, which reduces the power of economic development and finance. Therefore, financial transfers are needed to support regional social and economic development. Meanwhile, some areas are limited by resource endowment, and ...
When the house buyer sells the property, the government buys it back, so the house buyer can only obtain the realization of the amount of their own assets. Therefore, the rapid rise in house prices caused by market speculation will be suppressed. For those immigrants wishing to buy houses ...